Refill is one of the newfangled terms that can be heard in the reviews of beauty bloggers or found in the catalogs of online cosmetics stores. What does this word mean, what advantages do refills have, how do such economical packages differ from testers and bulk perfumes?
What is a refill?
From English in translation refill is “filling”, “refill”. This word is often found in swatches of beauty bloggers and on the pages of online cosmetics stores and especially perfumes. Refill is a spare container with some kind of cosmetic product. When it comes to perfumes, this is an additional bottle with your favorite fragrance, only in a simpler package and usually without a spray bottle.
Refill is an economy option. Perfume purchased in such a package can be poured into an existing bottle. The spare fragrance comes with a special tube for pouring, and some are also equipped with an atomizer, so you can use the refill as a stand-alone product, a sampler or a travel option.
It is notthe best solution. In this case, the perfume comes into contact with the skin, so that the life of the fragrance is significantly reduced. A beauty product can absorb many foreign components that will distort the smell and reduce quality.
Not only perfumes are produced in the form of convenient “reserves”, although the word “refill” itself has come into use by beauty bloggers precisely in connection with the economical packaging of their favorite fragrances. Most often in this format you can find soap, shower gels, creams, shampoos, balms and other skin and hair care products. There are refills of shadows, spare blocks of powder or concealers.
Refill differences
Refill is the same product as in the main bottle, only in a different package, a spare unit. Differences from "full-sized" perfumes or other beauty products are low cost, because the production of refills uses an economical packaging option, concise design.
As a gift, of course, spare blocks are not suitable. Beauty products in economical packaging should be bought only for yourself or loved ones. Although lovers of a certain fragrance or cosmetic product will certainly appreciate the quality of the content even without a beautiful bottle. In this case, you need to know exactly which product is being used, because, for example, a block of Shiseido powder will not fit the Oriflame palette.
Economical and eco-friendly
The peculiarity of refills is that less plastic is used for the production of such packaging, which reduces the final cost. The ease of manufacture of a refill bottle requires fewer resources than a conventional bottle, which means that recycling and disposal are greatly facilitated. This allows you to save the environment.
Beauty products that are filled in refill packages are the same products as in regular bottles, but buying such options is much more profitable. Your favorite product can be purchased at a nice price and poured into an existing bottle.
The only problem is that not all manufacturers are engaged in refiling. But those who care about the environment and the convenience of their loyal customers not only produce economical packages of several products or fragrances, but also include several different labels (sometimes unique) in the kit to beautifully label products.
How to use refills?
Refill is the same beauty product as in the main bottle. It is enough to pour the perfume or gel into the main bottle, rearrange the block of powder or shadows into the palette, after which you can continue using. If the cosmetic product is liquid, you must first thoroughly wash and dry the bottle. It is undesirable to add a new agent to the bottle, because this may negatively affect the quality.
Refills are made in such a way that it is convenient to pour or rearrange them into the main package. This means that the kit usually comes with a convenient tube, when it comes to perfumes, or a special packaging design (narrow neck, for example). Due to the special (lightweight) designthe product will not spill. So you can fill the bottle with your favorite products again and again.
Important nuance
Refills are not testers and not mini-options of your favorite products that are convenient to use on a trip or a business trip, not bulk perfumes when it comes to fragrance. Testers, for example, are not meant to be sold, but only needed to test a specific product. The refill is much cheaper than the tester and differs in its appearance from the original.
Poured perfume is a copy of the famous fragrance in a bottle without manufacturer's label. But there are original brands that bottle perfumes in branded boutiques in beautiful containers. Bulk perfume bottles may look like refills, but they are not the same.
Means in mini-packages are not refills either. Such sets for vacation or business trip are usually more expensive. They are several beauty products (usually one line) in small sealed packages, which are collected in a convenient cosmetic bag. After using on a trip, the leftovers can simply be thrown away so as not to add kilograms to the suitcase.
